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Thai junta challenges Thaksin to return, fight legal charges

Thailand's powerful army has challenged fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return and fight the legal charges against him, even as the military refuted reports that last month's coup was......

Protests in Thailand: What's it all about?

The uprising in Thailand has plunged the polarised nation deeper into crisis. The current turmoil is a confrontation between the Thai elite and the educated middle-class who support the Democrats......

Thai protesters call for nationwide uprising

Thousands of flag-waving Thai protesters stormed more government buildings as they intensified their mass political rally against embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for a fourth day on......

The Indian contesting Thai elections!

'It's a dream, but will I give it up? No bloody way,' Umesh Pandey, the former Bangkok Post editor turned Opposition candidate, tells Rahul Jacob.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Thailand: Former PM back from exile

Former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the country on Thursday after 17 months living abroad in self-exile to face corruption charges, adding to the political uncertainty......

Murthy made Thai PM's IT advisor

Narayana Murthy, head of software giant Infosys Technologies, has been appointed Thailand Premier Thaksin Shinawatra's adviser on information technology matters. Thaksin on Monday said he has......

Good times end in Dubai

Dubai's Hot 100 party last month was a reminder of the city's high-rolling times before the credit crunch. The annual celebration, laid on by a magazine profiling the United Arab Emirates' smart......

India-Thailand FTA from Sep

In a major leap in bilateral economic relations, India and Thailand on Friday finalised modalities for implementing the first phase of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries from......

FICCI chief, Thai PM discuss FTA

Close on the heels of the Indian team's visit to Thailand for discussions on bilateral free trade agreement, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry president Y K Modi met......

Indo-Thai trade pact by Sep

A free trade agreement between Thailand and India is expected to be completed by September this year providing a big boost in trade between the two Asian countries.Thai experts are expected to......

Liverpool set for Thai deal

Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is on the verge of taking a 30 percent stake in premier league club Liverpool. Thaksin, a telecoms tycoon before he turned to politics, said he......

Eriksson agrees to Manchester City job: reports

Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed in principle to take over as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract, Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday. The English Premier League......

Thai PM buoyed by Morgan snub

Thailand's billionaire prime minister says he has "better-than-even" odds of winning a stake in English football club Liverpool after its board rebuffed a rival bid from British businessman Steve......

Thai PM nears Liverpool deal

A bid by Thailand's billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to buy a stake in English premier league club Liverpool is "almost 100 percent" complete, a Thai government spokesman said on......

Thai PM eyes Liverpool

Billionaire Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eyeing a bid for English Premier league club Liverpool after Fulham spurned his advances last year, an advisor said on Monday."I believe the......